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Resurrection of El Cajon Blvd.

Texas St. as University Heights border, trash under Vermont St. bridge, Ostrich Heights, death of a craftsman

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  • North Park vibe spreads north

  • While the renovated Lafayette Hotel on El Cajon Boulevard in University Heights has raised the bar, commercial properties nearby haven’t been so successful. Going west on El Cajon Boulevard from Louisiana Street to Florida Street, there are vacant storefronts along both sides of the street.
  • By David Batterson, Dec. 7, 2014
  • Perimeter of University Heights along dotted line
  • Group fights for University Heights boundary rights

  • While it may not matter to those who don't live there, one group is fighting another over the boundaries of University Heights. The University Heights Community Development Corporation (UHCDC) is battling with the University Heights Community Association (UHCA) over this touchy issue. According to the UHCDC's petition-signing website, if UHCA “wins their battle to exclude everyone on the east side of Texas Street,” those residents/businesses will be “kicked out” of University Heights.
  • By David Batterson, Jan. 10, 2014
  • Butler hopes to persuade new developments to dump their dirt into the canyon.
  • The Big Fill

  • Residents of University Heights refer to the canyon underneath the Vermont Street Bridge (over Washington Street and near the onramp for Highway 163) as the “dead zone,” a trash-filled netherworld covered with dried-up palm fronds, discarded clothing, and moldy bedding from the homeless encampments spread throughout the ravine. For years, the community has considered ways to make the area useful. Two years ago, University Heights resident Rhett Butler volunteered to find a solution.
  • By Dorian Hargrove, Feb. 9, 2009
  • Ostrich Heights

  • Where I live in University Heights there are signs everywhere on sidewalks, monuments, and such that say "University Heights" with an ostrich below. What's the deal with the ostrich?
  • -- Dale in UH
  • By Matthew Alice, June 6, 2007
  • "Too many ugly, boxlike condo buildings have already invaded University Heights."
  • I Own It

  • San Diego — While delivering flyers in University Heights one day last spring, Mary Wendorf saw the tenants of an old home she admired moving out. They told her the house was to be torn down and a condo complex put in its place. For years Wendorf, a member of Uptown Planners community planning group, was friendly with the home's prior owner. But the woman died recently, and her heirs sold the property to a prospective developer.
  • By Joe Deegan, Dec. 28, 2006

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  • North Park vibe spreads north

  • While the renovated Lafayette Hotel on El Cajon Boulevard in University Heights has raised the bar, commercial properties nearby haven’t been so successful. Going west on El Cajon Boulevard from Louisiana Street to Florida Street, there are vacant storefronts along both sides of the street.
  • By David Batterson, Dec. 7, 2014
  • Perimeter of University Heights along dotted line
  • Group fights for University Heights boundary rights

  • While it may not matter to those who don't live there, one group is fighting another over the boundaries of University Heights. The University Heights Community Development Corporation (UHCDC) is battling with the University Heights Community Association (UHCA) over this touchy issue. According to the UHCDC's petition-signing website, if UHCA “wins their battle to exclude everyone on the east side of Texas Street,” those residents/businesses will be “kicked out” of University Heights.
  • By David Batterson, Jan. 10, 2014
  • Butler hopes to persuade new developments to dump their dirt into the canyon.
  • The Big Fill

  • Residents of University Heights refer to the canyon underneath the Vermont Street Bridge (over Washington Street and near the onramp for Highway 163) as the “dead zone,” a trash-filled netherworld covered with dried-up palm fronds, discarded clothing, and moldy bedding from the homeless encampments spread throughout the ravine. For years, the community has considered ways to make the area useful. Two years ago, University Heights resident Rhett Butler volunteered to find a solution.
  • By Dorian Hargrove, Feb. 9, 2009
  • Ostrich Heights

  • Where I live in University Heights there are signs everywhere on sidewalks, monuments, and such that say "University Heights" with an ostrich below. What's the deal with the ostrich?
  • -- Dale in UH
  • By Matthew Alice, June 6, 2007
  • "Too many ugly, boxlike condo buildings have already invaded University Heights."
  • I Own It

  • San Diego — While delivering flyers in University Heights one day last spring, Mary Wendorf saw the tenants of an old home she admired moving out. They told her the house was to be torn down and a condo complex put in its place. For years Wendorf, a member of Uptown Planners community planning group, was friendly with the home's prior owner. But the woman died recently, and her heirs sold the property to a prospective developer.
  • By Joe Deegan, Dec. 28, 2006

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